No. But it would be a dandy idea to set up some version of SQL-server on your local machine. VFP9 ships with a copy of MSDE (which is SQL-server in drag, and is now known as SQL-Server Lite).

"Remote data" does NOT mean the data is located on a remote machine. It's just outside the VFP environment. It can be in a different environment on your own workstation.

Dan


>If I wanted to learn how to interact with a backside server like SQL Server, would it be a good idea to simulate this experience with VFP? (Seeing as though there are no SQL Server databases available at the moment.)
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>If so, is there a white paper available that would provide the basics of how to set it up and understand it?
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>Thanks for any input.
>-Don